Short film

Tadaima

2015 · 15 min

A quiet, heartfelt short that immerses you in a family's painful return, balancing loss with a fragile hope.

Directed by: Robin Takao D'Oench
Genres: Drama, Family
Starring: Mackenyu Maeda, Toshi Toda, Vivian Umino

Tagline: Future Holds Better Days
Overview: After the closure of US Japanese Internment Camps at the end of World War II, a Japanese American family returns home and must find the strength to rebuild both their house and family amidst the emotional and physical destruction.

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Directed by: Robin Takao D'Oench
Genres: Drama, Family
Starring: Mackenyu Maeda, Toshi Toda, Vivian Umino

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
trauma
healing
identity
isolation
Places: home
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, family
Directed by: Robin Takao D'Oench
Written by: Robin Takao D'Oench
Starring: Mackenyu Maeda, Toshi Toda, Vivian Umino, Jordyn Kanaya
Cinematography: Ming Jue Hu
Runtime: 15 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, Japanese

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